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    How much is the mass of the sun losing every second?

    nvm i think E=mc^2 will help me out thanks. wow I don't think my children will live to see the sun. sucks for them i am going to take lots of pictures i guess ..
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    How much is the mass of the sun losing every second?

    My friend told me that the sun is going to get smaller and smaller every year because it's getting used up? I've read that the power output is 4 x 10^26 Watts. How can i figure out how much mass it's losing a second? because then I will be able to find how long the sun will be able to shine on...
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    Is Time Dilation Explained by the Lorenz Factor in Relativity?

    Homework Statement In which of the following situations is the time interval between the two events in one frame equal to (LORENZ FACTOR (special y symbol)) multiplied by the time interval in the other frame. explain briefly. a) A muon is created (event #1) high in Earth's atmosphere and...
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    Relativistic velocity transformations

    Homework Statement An excited nucleus of krypton-80 emits a gamma ray that travels at the speed of light relative to the nucleus. The nucleus itself has a speed of 0.60c relative to the sun. Use a relativistic velocity transformation to determine the speed of the gamma ray relative to the...
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    Finding mass of a single screw lab No calculations XD

    thanks for putting the numbers in jayjay ;) what would the answer be for the mass of the screw if you are assuming this experiment is like when Millikan found the charge of the electron?
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